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Full titles read: "THE QUEEN'S BROADCAST"

L/S and M/S of Queen Elizabeth ( Queen Mother ) sitting at a desk reading speech. "The King and I know what it means to be parted from our children and we can sympathise with those of you who have bravely consented to this separation for the sake of your little ones. Equally, do we appreciate hospitality shown by those of you who have opened your homes to strangers and for children sent from places of special danger. We have all a part to play, and I know you will not fail in yours remembering always that the greater your courage and devotion, the sooner shall we see again in our midst the happy ordered life for which we long".

The speech is inter-cut with the following shots. M/S of the Queen speaking in Halifax, Nova Scotia. M/S Queen speaking at desk. Various shots of the Armistice Day ceremony at the Cenotaph. M/S Queen seated at desk speaking. L/S Troops going aboard troopship. Various shots of children going aboard trams and trains during evacuation. M/S Queen seated at desk speaking. Various shots of evacuee children on their arrival in the country. Various shots, Women's Services parade showing Land Army girls and Nurses.